Sausages and Sea Shells

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Good Cheap Food

By Miriam Ungerer

Published 1973

  • About

Maruzzelle are the smallish shells you’ll be looking for among the spirals, bows, rings, and ruffled pastas to be found in almost any super-market. If you can’t find the shells, use some other pasta—for instance, farfalle (bows) or the little springs called fusilli.

Ingredients

  • 6 Italian sweet or hot sausages
  • 2 Tbsp. butter or olive oil
  • 1

Method

Prick the sausages with a sharp fork, cover with cold water, and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes, drain and dry, and slice in quarter-inch-thick rounds. Heat the butter or oil in a skillet and add the sausage, onion, garlic, and parsley. Cook, stirring often, until meat and vegetables are golden brown; then add tomatoes and simmer, covered, while you prepare the pasta. Cook